James Shields faces Gregor Blanco to start the game. Blanco dumps a 2-2 pitch in front of Lorenzo Cain to start the game with a single.

Update: Nice base running by Blanco as Panik files out to deep left-center, and Blanco tags and moves to second.

Update: Buster Posey lines a single into leftfield, putting runners on first and third. Fox shows a great replay of Buster’s swing, his eye right on the ball.

Update: Shields finally gets the ball down, but it’s to the lefty Pablo Sandoval, who golfs the pitch into the rightfield corner. Blanco scores, but Posey is thrown out at the plate. The Giants lead 1-0. Sending Posey negates the good base running by Blanco earlier in the inning.

Update: Hunter Pence blasts a two-strike pitch over the fence to the right of center, and the Giants lead 3-0. Looks like Big Game James didn’t show up again.

Update: Brandon Belt hits a line drive single to center for the fifth hit of the inning. The Giants are doing a great job of squaring up the ball against Shields.

Update: Michael Morse strikes out to end the inning. The Giants lead 3-0. The Royals need another of their patented comebacks, this time against Madison Bumgarner.